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"Reporter Glenn Greenwald, eBay Founder Forming New Venture"

"Glenn Greenwald, the reporter and blogger on the National Security Agency's massive surveillance program, is leaving Britain's Guardian newspaper to join a new media venture."

"Reuters that the project will be funded by billionaire philanthropist Pierre Omidyar. The 46-year-old Omidyar founded auction site eBay in 1995 and became a billionaire at the age of 31 during the site's 1998 initial public offering.

Forbes . He has funded journalism projects before through his , a "philanthropic investment firm" he runs with his wife, Pamela."